In 1997, The Holst Singers
and Stephen Layton produced a disc that immediately became a cult
classic and a best-seller. ‘Ikon’, a selection of great
Russian choral music from the 19th century, dazzled with its grand,
opulent beauty. Now the same forces return with Ikon II. Many of
the works recorded here are by composers whose names will not be
familiar – but the extraordinary quality of the music is
unmistakable and immediately enthralling.